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| Why Record Hits? | 7/8/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: What is the significance of recording the number of hits per inning/game in baseball. At the bottom ...
A: Dawn, Hits are fundamental to the game of baseball. Hits are a key statistic in baseball both for ...
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| Fielder's Choice Question | 7/2/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Is it scored as an FC when a bloop flyball drops to right field and the runner on first gets forced ...
A: The case you describe would not be fielder's choice. A fielder's choice can occur only on a ground ...
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| World Series rings | 7/2/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: How much money does MLB spend each year on World Series rings?
A: Pam, It's not MLB that spends the money, but the World Series winner. And the price for the rings ...
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| Best HR-hitting Teams (most players >=20 HRs) | 7/1/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Which team has the season record for having the most good home-run hitters? Not the most home runs, ...
A: Gary, Three American League teams had 7 players on the club who hit 20 or more home runs. I think ...
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| Most HRs Dodger Stadium | 6/23/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: First, I just want to thank you for answering the questions I have asked to date. It is very much ...
A: Alex, I gave you bum information on this question. Karros has 270 =career= HRs, not all in Dodger ...
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| foul | 6/22/2009 | George W. Case III |
Q: if ball hit is played by 3rd baseman who is in fair territory, ball is still moving in foul area ...
A: Good question - infielders are taught to leave the ball alone before it reaches either third or ...
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| Grand Slam HRs on 3-2 Count | 6/21/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: I am curious to know if more grand slams are hit on a 3-2 count than any other?
A: Randy, I picked ten teams at random for the 2008 season and checked to see what the count was ...
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| Baseball strike zone | 6/21/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Nothing frustrates me more than what at times seems to be an amorphous strike zone. What IS the ...
A: Eddie, There's nothing amorphous about the strike zone according to the rules. Major League ...
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| PITCHING STATISTICS | 6/20/2009 | George W. Case III |
Q: IN DETERMINING THE PITCH COUNT, IS A HIT BALL COUNTED AS A BALL OR A STRIKE?
A: I must be honest - I am not certain HOWEVER, I would assume that a hit ball is the same as a ball or ...
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| triple play | 6/20/2009 | George W. Case III |
Q: I once heard of a first baseman making an unassisted triple play. How is this possible?
A: 9/14/23 - George Burns of the Boston Red sox - runners on first and second - 0 outs - caught a line ...
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| Batting, NL Pitchers vs. AL DH, 2008 | 6/16/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Can't find this answer. Any idea where I can locate batting stats between NL pitchers and AL DH's? ...
A: Jim, Yes, you can go to www.baseball-reference.com and click on "leagues." After figuring what year ...
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| Most Career HR vs. NY Yankees | 6/15/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: I would like to know which player has the most lifetime home runs against the yankees
A: It's not even close. Here are the top five guys with the most career home runs against the NY ...
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| little league baseball | 6/9/2009 | Ed Spindler |
Q: What is call on runner jumping over catcher with ball to avoid the tag? Is call the same for any ...
A: I'm not 100% sure on little league rules. All levels except professional baseball make it illegal ...
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| home run distances | 6/4/2009 | George W. Case III |
Q: What is the range, in feet, of the distance between home plate and hitting a home run in MLB. I ...
A: As you mentioned - many of the ballparks will have slightly different dimensions - in the ...
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| Pitching W's in Major Stadiums | 5/31/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Most pitching wins, one ballpark. Actually I was looking for most victories in the major parks, ...
A: Rick, I'm sorry but my data can only give us the answer for home-away splits for pitchers since ...
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| Foul call | 5/30/2009 | Ed Spindler |
Q: What is correct call for a ball that rolls foul up first base line, but drifts fair OVER first base. ...
A: in your play it is probably a fair ball...fair or foul on a batted ball before reaching 1st or 3rd ...
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| First MLB Use of Catcher's Mitt and Mask | 5/28/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: When was catcher's equipment first used in the major leagues - glove and mask?
A: There is a marvelous book that gives the answer to all these kinds of questions: Peter Morris, A ...
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| 1st pitch by U S President | 5/28/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Do you know who the Athletics' catcher was when President William Howard Taft threw the 1st ...
A: Cathy, I tried without success to locate the box score for this game on April 14, 1910. But I do ...
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| On-field Signs by the Players | 5/26/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: I emailed you a question yesterday that was quite unclear (and I am very sorry but I somehow managed ...
A: Kobi, Ah, understand. A very good question from someone who is just learning the game. Ballplayers ...
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| baseball | 5/26/2009 | Ed Spindler |
Q: I have never gotten a definitive answer. Please answer only factually if u can not folklore. Thnx. ...
A: The Hot Stove League is a baseball-related term, referring to the off-season. It is not actually a ...
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| baseball rule | 5/20/2009 | Ed Spindler |
Q: Batter hits a weak ball a few feet down first base line. He drops his bat and jumps over the ball on ...
A: Ball is in play...there was no intentional touching initiated by the batter..it's just part of the ...
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| 9th Hole BA vs. Dodgers, 2006-2008 | 5/19/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: It seems every time I look up a pitcher is getting a hit against my beloved Dodgers. Can you tell ...
A: Keith, I cannot answer this question with complete precision because I can only give you the ...
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| no hitters | 5/18/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: which MLB team has thrown the fewest no hitters?
A: There are four teams since 1901 that do not have a single no-hitter: NY Mets, Colorado Rockies, San ...
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| Inning w/Most Runs Scored | 5/16/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Over time, in what inning in MLB are the most runs scored? I have heard it is the 1st but have no ...
A: Peter, You are correct. It is the first inning, by far. I ran a check on the years 1954, 1960, ...
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| Hitting for the cycle | 5/16/2009 | Ed Spindler |
Q: player on first with 2 outs and batter hit ball in the gap, Player on first scores the winning run ...
A: yup... it's a triple because the runner was on 1st base...if he would have been on 2nd base and the ...
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| Ball Out of Busch Stadium | 5/15/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: I was at a St. Louis Cardinal game vs Houston back in the mid 80's and an Astro hit a ball out of ...
A: It wasn't an Astro. It was a Redbird. I quote from the website: ...
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| "Take Two & Hit to Left" | 5/14/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: What does the admonition to "take two and hit to left" mean and where did it originate? I have ...
A: I found a little more information after sending the note below. This website has a little more ...
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| Percentage of Switch Hitters | 5/14/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: of the approx. 16,000 total to play major league baseball, how many were full time switch hitters?
A: Mark, I cannot answer this question precisely because I have no way of obtaining the information ...
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| HR & SB in Same Game, Career Leaders | 5/12/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Barry Bonds is 1st on the all time homerun list and 32nd on the all time stolen base list. AMAZING ...
A: Here's the list of the top ten guys with a HR and SB in same game. (My data runs only back to 1954. ...
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| Teams with 3 of top 5 Hitters in the League | 5/11/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: I know the 1993 Jays had the 3 top BA's in the AL (Olerud, Molitor and Alomar). Has anyone else ...
A: Revision: Changed Subject Hello, Tony. Interesting question. The top three hitters with the 1993 ...
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| Complete Games | 5/10/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Angels vs Royals. 5/9/09 Both pitchers winning *& losing have a complete game. Has that ever ...
A: Hayden, This has happened thousands upon of times. It was quite common in baseball before the rise ...
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| 2 Saves in One Day | 5/8/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Have any pitchers saved both games of a double header? Won both? I was surprised that I could not ...
A: James, I just saw that you also asked for wins on the same day. The previous answer was for saves ...
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| Left-handed Knucklers since 1969 | 5/8/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Have their been any left-handed knuckleball pitchers in the past 40 years? If so, who were they?
A: Andrew: From 1969-2009, last 40 years LHP whose primary pitch was the knuckleball: Dan Boone ...
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| Height of Pitcher's Mound | 5/7/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: According to Jonathan Fraser Light in his book, The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball, pitching ...
A: I cannot pinpoint a precise instance where a mound was 20 inches high, but given the propensities of ...
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| Batting Line Up | 5/6/2009 | Ed Spindler |
Q: In the beginning of the game the line up card is given out to the opposing team. Booby Jo is in the ...
A: yup...but the coach needs to let the at-bat play out as something good could come of #6's at bat(a ...
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| not trivia | 5/6/2009 | Ed Spindler |
Q: two questions please.. why doesn't anyone count the amount of pitches thrown by a pitcher when he is ...
A: about the pitch count, almost all pitchers throw about the same number of pitches getting ready and ...
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| Consecutive ABs w/o BB | 5/4/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Bengie Molina has gone over 80 at bats this season without a walk, what is the major league record ...
A: Petr, From 1954 to present, the record is held by Mariano Duncan, who in 77 games from June 24, ...
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| Lead Off Home Runs: Active Players | 4/28/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Rickey Henderson is the all time career leader at 81. Craig Biggio is second at 53. Both now retired ...
A: Steve, Ricky Henderson hit 126 home runs in his first ten years in the major leagues, 1979-1988. ...
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| Career HR Leaders, Switch Hitters | 4/26/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: I have been told these two ball players represent each league for homers as switch hitters. American ...
A: Steve, Only partially true. In the National League, the top two guys are: Chipper Jones, 408 home ...
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| Lead Off Home Runs: Active Players | 4/24/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Rickey Henderson is the all time career leader at 81. Craig Biggio is second at 53. Both now retired ...
A: Steve, A follow-up. I just gave you the totals for games when these guys were the first batter of ...
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